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Beth-Center, California, Fort Cherry, Trinity and Wash High all won opening-round football playoff games Friday night, advancing to the WPIAL quarterfinals. Trinity led 6-0 at the half, then added a pair of touchdowns after intermission to earn a shot at #1 Pine-Richland next week. Wash High scored early and often at home and set up a meeting with Beth-Center, the Bulldogs coming in off a blowout of Burgettstown. Fort Cherry rolled into the quarterfinals where the Rangers will play Laurel for the third time in less than a year. California trailed 7-0 at the half before scoring touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to advance in the 1A bracket against Clairton. McGuffey led 7-0 at intermission but Beaver Falls scored four time after the break, ending the Highlanders’ season. Chartiers-Houston lost at Western Beaver bringing the Bucs’ season to a close. Waynesburg fell behind Aliquippa early and never recovered. Friday’s winners advance to play next weekend, along with Canon-McMillan who had the night off, preparing to host North Allegheny next Friday night in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. Click for WPIAL brackets

WPIAL First Round Scores
1A #8 Beth-Center 34, #9 Burgettstown 8,  Watch/Listen Here
1A #1 Wash High 58, Frazier 8, Watch/Listen Here
1A #4 Fort Cherry 50, #13 Avella 6, (Watch/Listen Here
1A #6 California 16, #11 Northgate 7
2A #9 Beaver Falls 28, #8 McGuffey 7, Watch/Listen Here
2A #5 Western Beaver 44, #12 Chartiers-Houston 22
3A #7 Aliquippa 52, #10 Waynesburg 14
5A #8 Trinity 21, #9 Latrobe 0